BWW Review: THE PROJECT, White Bear TheatreMarch 8, 2019The Project is set in an in-between space in history, not freedom, but not yet the death camps, but its fails to explore the possibilities that environment suggests, lost in too many words and too little credibility.
Let's Dance International Frontiers 2019 LaunchesMarch 6, 2019Let's Dance International Frontiers - LDIF19 - launches on April 29th - International Dance Day - and focuses on diversity in dance by showcasing new work from emerging local talent and internationally acclaimed performers and companies. LDIF19's theme is Black Dance: A Contemporary Voice, which will be the focal point of discussion at the conference on April 30th.
BWW Review: TESSERACT, Barbican TheatreMarch 1, 2019An often beautiful, sometimes confusing, work that uses dance and technology to move from the rigid certainties of three dimensions into the threats and opportunities of the fourth.
BWW Review: JESUS HOPPED THE 'A' TRAIN, Young VicFebruary 28, 2019Stephen Adly Guirgis's play is as relevant today as ever, its coruscating examination of the nature of American justice and religious redemption losing none of its power a generation on from its first outing.
BWW Review: COSI FAN TUTTE, Royal Opera HouseFebruary 26, 2019The Royal Opera House revives its 2016 Cosi with all the mischievous wit and splendid music of Mozart and Da Ponte - but also lets us in on the game within the game - and the price that's paid
BWW Review: EDEN, Hampstead TheatreFebruary 21, 2019There's much to admire in Eden, a play that pits town against country, development against conservation, corruption against integrity, love against careers, the big guy against the little guy.
BWW Review: CYPRUS AVENUE, Royal CourtFebruary 20, 2019Cyprus Avenue is a blistering black comedy illuminated by a sensational performance from Stephen Rea as Eric, a man adrift in a world that is changing too quickly for him, feeding a psychosis about to explode.
BWW Review: THE PAPER MAN, Soho TheatreFebruary 19, 2019The Paper Man starts off with the story of Austria's 1930s football hero Matthias Sindelar but swiftly dummies the Nazis and nutmegs for a narrative about the construction of narratives - and becomes rather dull as a consequence.
BWW Review: CAN-CAN!, Union TheatreFebruary 15, 2019Phil Willmott tries to rescue two shows with the plot of a third, but his show also never quite coheres, for all the energy expended by the hard-working cast.